Cigar Review #4 - Baccarat (Maduro), The Game (How Sweet It Is To Do Nothing)

I want to start off by stating that this cigar is my new favorite cigar; I absolutely love this thing. Moving on - I apologize for the delay in updates, we had some family issues we had to take care of, as well as a trip back to Indiana. I'll try and keep the blog updated about twice a week from now on - I smoked a ton of different cigars while I was home, so I've got plenty of blog fodder.

Baccarat, The Game (Maduro) - my new favorite cigar

Brand: Baccarat (made by Camacho)

Name: The Game

Place Purchased: Old West Cigars and Tobacco, Colorado Springs, CO

Date Purchased: 26 FEB 10

Date & Location Smoked: 27 FEB 10; Smoked while running to Best Buy to exchange Elizabeth's portable DVD player

Gauge: 5" x 50 (Rothschild)

Wrapper: Maduro

Binder: Mexican Dulce

Filler: Jamastran Habano
Country of Origin: Honduras
Rating: 10!
Buy Again: Absolutely
Notes: This cigar was a completely new cigar for me when I tried it - and what a pleasant surprise! I smoked this cigar while running some errands around town before we took off for Indiana. I really enjoyed the sweetness of the cigar - the sweetness kind of enveloped everything about the cigar; read later that the sweetness is from the caps glue - a sweet glue is an old technique in the cigar world...this cigar is now one of my favorites, hands down. Anyway, the cigar smokes real good too, not too hard to draw...the maduro flavor was good, but not quite as strong as a Fuente maduro; mixed well with the sweetness. Speaking of the sweet flavor, the Game isn't a flavored cigar, or something like an Acid cigar (I don't smoke foofoo cigars). The best thing about the cigar is that it didn't jump start a dump or make me sick, which sometimes happens with maduros. Also, if you see the label, it says, "Dolce Far Niente", which means "How Sweet it is to do Nothing". Anyway, absolutely amazing cigar...I tried the natural wrapper version of this cigar the other day when I was Indy, and it wasn't nearly as good...so I highly recommend picking up a maduro version of The Game.  This cigar is right below the Fuente maduro in regards to best cigars I've ever had. If you are looking for something new to try or have never smoked a cigar, go with this - it will definitely do the cigar industry a favor for anyone in either case.